What is “traffic
avoidance?”
You’re familiar with radio station traffic reports that tell you about wrecks, slow downs and construction delays, right? Garmin Traffic does the same thing, except you don’t have to wait for the traffic report on the radio station. Your nüvi® monitors traffic conditions automatically on your specific route.
How does it help you
avoid traffic?
Your nüvi with traffic not only informs you about delays on your route, it can suggest alternate routes and guide you around the trouble spots. It can even automatically route you around trouble spots without you having to do anything.
100% Subscription-free Traffic
Our nüvis that are bundled with 3D Traffic and Digital 3D Traffic give you 100% subscription-free lifetime traffic updates, unlike other traffic systems that may offer a “free trial,” after which you are charged a monthly subscription fee.
Where does the traffic data come from?
We rely on one of the most extensive traffic data collection systems in the world. It analyzes traffic flow data that has been collected from more than 2 billion probe points every month.
- data from millions of Garmin device owners
- data from millions of cellular phone owners
- incident reports
- radio feeds of live information
- news stations
- historic traffic data from NAVTEQ Traffic Supply
- historic traffic data from Garmin device owners
- fixed traffic sensors on major roads giving 99.9% accuracy of traffic reports
Relying on traffic data that is collected from more observation points, more often, is how your nüvi will help create efficient driving routes for you.
Which traffic is right for me?
3D Traffic
3D Traffic delivers traffic updates to our Advanced Series nüvis over one of the most extensive live traffic avoidance systems. It checks traffic conditions more than 2 billion times a month to help you avoid delays due to accidents, construction or rush-hour congestion.
Digital 3D Traffic
Digital 3D Traffic delivers traffic updates every 30 seconds over the HD Radio™ system — giving you all the advantages of our extensive 3D Traffic with the added benefit of updates up to 10 times more frequently.
Free lifetime Digital 3D Traffic is included on the nüvi 3490 LMT. Add a Digital 3D Traffic receiver and standalone traffic services to get Digital 3D Traffic on the compatible nüvi 2405, nüvi 2505 and nüvi 3400 series.
3D Live Traffic
3D Live Traffic provides real-time information from various traffic providers to help you navigate in and around congestion.
It provides the estimated delay time, which refreshes with changing conditions. If a severe traffic delay occurs on your route, your live connected nüvi with traffic services can automatically recalculate the route.
NAVTEQ Navigation Benefits Study (April 2009): applied to U.S. market. Actual results may vary. Free Lifetime Traffic Updates may not be transferred to another person or another Garmin product. Lifetime traffic extends for the useful life of your Garmin traffic receiver (as long as you own a compatible Garmin GPS) or as long as Garmin receives traffic data from its traffic supplier, whichever is shorter. Traffic content not available for all areas. See www.navteq.com/rdstraffic for traffic coverage areas and www.garmin.com/traffic/fm/navteq.html for License Agreement containing complete terms and conditions.